Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A set of pictures of convicted or suspected criminals used in law enforcement investigations to help witnesses identify suspects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any group of lawbreakers or other disreputable characters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, idiomatic
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noun
The set of supervillains associated with a particular superhero or comic book title.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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History
From rogue + gallery. Popularized by American detectives Allan Pinkerton and Thomas F. Byrnes.
